Charts
The Largest Retirement Plans: P&I 1,000
Ranked by total assets, in U.S. millions, as of Sept. 30, 2008.
| Rank | Sponsor | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Public Employees | $214,556 |
| 2 | Federal Retirement Thrift | $210,609 |
| 3 | California State Teachers | $147,185 |
| 4 | New York State Common | $138,425 |
| 5 | Florida State Board | $118,673 |
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The Largest Money Managers
Ranked by total worldwide institutional assets under management, in millions, as of Dec. 31, 2008.
| Rank | Manager | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Street Global Advisors | $1,236,250 |
| 2 | Barclays Global Investors | $1,149,185 |
| 3 | BlackRock | $1,089,356 |
| 4 | BNY Mellon Asset Management | $814,337 |
| 5 | Fidelity Investments | $762,522 |
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The Largest International/Global Managers
Managers ranked by combined international/global accounts managed for worldwide institutional clients, in U.S. millions, as of March 31, 2009.
| Rank | Manager | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barclays Global | $605,578 |
| 2 | State Street Global Advisors | $432,441 |
| 3 | PIMCO | $232,333 |
| 4 | BlackRock | $231,459 |
| 5 | BNP Paribas Investment | $206,034 |
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Consultant Directory
Ranked by worldwide institutional, tax-exempt advisory assets, in millions, as of June 30, 2008.
| Rank | Firm | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercer Investment Consulting | $3,600,000 |
| 2 | Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting | $2,000,000 |
| 3 | Callan Associates Inc. | $1,365,944 |
| 4 | Cambridge Associates LLC | $1,188,000 |
| 5 | Ennis Knupp + Associates | $837,000 |
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The Largest Real Estate Investment Managers
Ranked by taxable/tax-exempt assets, in millions, as of June 30, 2008.
| Rank | Manager | Total taxable / tax-exempt assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ING Clarion/ING RE | $150,276 |
| 2 | Prudential Real Estate | $71,356 |
| 3 | Morgan Stanley | $44,012 |
| 4 | TIAA-CREF | $42,751 |
| 5 | RREEF Alternative | $42,690 |
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The Largest Defined Contribution Managers
Ranked by total U.S. institutional, tax-exempt defined contribution assets under management, in millions, as of Dec. 31, 2007.
| Rank | Manager | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity Investments | $548,307 |
| 2 | TIAA-CREF | $396,626 |
| 3 | Capital Research & Management Co. | $343,000 |
| 4 | Vanguard Group Inc. | $320,298 |
| 5 | Barclays Global Investors | $221,159 |
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DC Service Providers
Ranked by assets in millions, as of March 31, 2009.
| Rank | Record Keeper | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity Investments | $635,593 |
| 2 | TIAA-CREF | $264,827 |
| 3 | ING | $237,007 |
| 4 | Hewitt Associates | $192,234 |
| 5 | Vanguard Group | $187,480 |
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